On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:22:30 +0100 Valentin Schwamberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alex Deucher wrote on 28.01.2008 00:34: > > On Jan 26, 2008 8:48 PM, Valentin Schwamberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> whatever we have already tried yet, my T41p keeps to hard freeze (no > >> sysrqs, network, serial connection). So far we have tried an endless > >> number of xorg.conf options, several linux kernel versions, kernel > >> options, etc. > >> > >> As you can see from the subject it's an T41p with an ATI Mobility FireGL > >> T2 video card. The special setup, however, is the usage of a port > >> replicator (IBM portreplicator II) and its DVI output. As far as I can > >> tell, the system seems to run stable when I only use the local flat > >> panel (not absolutely sure, though). I also don't use it much, but it > >> also seems to be stable in windows. > >> Now the funny part is it sometime works stable for hours (once the > >> desktop was properly started it runs forever). But very often after > >> system start up, either the display doesn't come up and stays black (I > >> then have to switch to console and back to X and then it suddenly > >> works). This problem does more often happen, when the LID is closed. > >> The worst problems are the hard freezes, X is already started, login to > >> gdm was successful and the desktop is started, mostly at the end of > >> gnome initialization the hard freeze occurs. > >> The hardfreezes also happen on switching outputs with xrandr between > >> LVDS and DVI or after suspend to ram or on switching to the console > >> (required due to the other problem above). > > > > Remove all of the options you've tried in your current config. Do any > > of these options help? > > > > 1. Turn off dynamicclocks. just remove the option. It's off by > > default. you'll have to reboot after changing this. > > > > 2. Option "BusType" "PCI" > > > > 3. Option "AGPMode" "4" > > > > 4. Option "DRI" "False" > > > > > > Alex > > Thanks a lot for your answer! I have tested all the options (and > different combinations too), but none of them seem to solve the problem. > The freezes still persist, especially when changing from console to X > and vice versa, but also when Gnome's desktop comes up. I tested with > git version from late December and with current git. This happens on > ubuntu 7.10. > > Any more suggestions? How can we debug this further? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Best regards > > Valentin > Did you double check that dri was disabled ? (by looking at xorg log) iirc some xserver enable dri even with Option "DRI" "False". Cheers, Jerome Glisse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ xorg-driver-ati mailing list [email protected] http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-driver-ati
